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Hankyu 5000 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by ALNA Koki· from 1967· Japanese train type

Hankyu 5000 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Toshiki Miyake· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Hankyu 5000 series (阪急電鉄5000系, Hankyū dentetsu 5000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway since 1967. It is mainly operated on the Imazu Line. In the past, it was also operated on the Kobe Main Line.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 47made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 59 years ago, in 1967.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
1967
in service from
1967
number built
47
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
ALNA Koki
operators
Hankyu Corporation
top speed
—
power
—
electric system
overhead catenary
wheel arrangement
Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'
formation
6 (formerly 8) cars per trainset

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q11656713, Wikipedia: Hankyu 5000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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